I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food
Proverbs 2:1 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee; More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And hide my commandments with thee; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition MY SON, if you will receive my words and treasure up my commandments within you, American Standard Version (1901) My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee; Common English Bible My son, accept my words and store up my commands. Catholic Public Domain Version My son, if you would accept my words, and conceal my commandments within you, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and wilt hide my commandments with thee, |
I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food
To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and judgement and equity;
Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: But he that is a companion of gluttonous men shameth his father.
Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.
The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
Let these words sink into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men.
Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, and make us to hear it, that we may do it?
Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief: